About block 938,242
Bitcoin block 938,242 was mined by Foundry USA on February 25, 2026 at 6:12 AM UTC, 4 min 34 s after block 938,241. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,458 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 938,242 is number 803 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 465; 1,213 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 939,455. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 111,758 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 37,468 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.